Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
1 gennaio 1929
Died
7 agosto 2017
Place of birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
中岛春雄
Biography
Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.
Conosciuto per
6.2
Film
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
6.8
Film
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla
1971
6.4
Film
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla (water scenes)
1967
6.0
Film
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla
1955
6.3
Film
The War of the Gargantuas
Gaira
1966
6.7
Film
Matango
Matango
1963
6.4
Film
Space Amoeba
Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double)
1970
7.1
Film
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor
2016
8.7
Film
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Suit Actor
2019
Acting credits 9 titles
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Suit Actor
8.7
2019
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
7.1
2016
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
1973
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Godzilla
6.8
1971
Space Amoeba
as Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double)
6.4
1970
Son of Godzilla
as Godzilla (water scenes)
6.4
1967
The War of the Gargantuas
as Gaira
6.3
1966
Matango
as Matango
6.7
1963
Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla
6.0
1955